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San Diego, CA –San Diego County Assessor/ Recorder/ County Clerk (ARCC) Jordan Z. Marks and his office’s Disabled Veterans’ Property Tax Exemption Unit has been honored by the San Diego Board of Supervisors for helping more than 17,500 San Diego County disabled veterans and their surviving spouses save more than $29.5 million in property taxes on their homes over the past year.

ARCC said the ARCC’s Disabled Veterans’ Exemption Unit, the busiest among California’s county assessor’s offices, is active in qualifying 100% Veterans Administration-rated disabled veterans and unmarried surviving spouses who are homeowners for property tax savings of up to $1,700 on their primary residence.

During the most recent 2024 tax roll year, ending June 30, the ARCC office said its Disabled Veterans’ Exemption Unit qualified 17,763 San Diego County disabled veterans and surviving spouses for its Disabled Veterans’ Property Tax Exemption. The total savings in property taxes amounted to $29,596,349, said Marks.

“As your elected advocate, my office is laser focused and ensuring San Diegans, especially our veterans, receive every property tax saving possible to make their homeownership more affordable,” said Marks. “My office is #1 in California for serving our disabled veterans and their families because making their homeownership more affordable so they can live and thrive in San Diego County is our way to honoring their service and sacrifice.”

San Diego County Supervisor Joel Anderson commented about the efforts by the ARCC office. “We’re very blessed to have an assessor who has chosen, proactively, to assist our veterans ensuring they get every benefit that they’ve earned,” Anderson said.

ARCC said the U.S. Census Bureau estimates San Diego County is home to more than 200,000 veterans. These veterans, along with their unmarried surviving spouse, are eligible to receive this property tax reduction on their primary residence. Requirements include a VA rating letter stating 100% disability or unemployability rating due to a service-connected injury, and a DD-214 document, also known as a Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, which summarizes a service member’s military service record. The application process takes about 15 minutes to complete, ARCC said.

At a recent Board of Supervisor meeting, Supervisor Joel Anderson presented a proclamation to Marks. The proclamation, signed by Supervisor and Chairman Nora Vargas, commended the ARCC office and the Disabled Veterans’ Exemption Unit “for their outstanding service, leadership and commitment to the veterans of San Diego County.” The proclamation also announced that Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, to be “Disabled Veterans Exemption Unit Day” through San Diego County.

For more information on the Disabled Veterans’ Property Tax Exemption, as well as other property tax savings programs, contact the ARCC office at (619) 236-3711, or send an email to ARCChelp@sdcounty.ca.gov, or visit www.sdarcc.gov.

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Jordan Z. Marks, is a countywide elected official, serving as the San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk. He was elected to a four-year term in November 2022 to oversee the fifth largest Assessor jurisdiction in the U.S. Marks has ushered in award-winning community outreach and education programs that have resulted in record-high property tax relief that has saved millions for veterans, homeowners, and seniors. He has modernized systems adding more online services and reducing paper waste. Marks was awarded the 2024 San Diego County Taxpayer Association Watchdog award for saving taxpayers millions of dollars in property taxes. Marks is a California Certified Property Tax Appraiser, a California licensed attorney, and a certified cybersecurity executive from the University of San Diego.